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SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News
May 2, 2002
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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights
1. TOP STORIES
- Lead Story: Hercules the S/390 emulator
- IBM to cut z/OS software prices
- IBM furthers self-governing server work
- IBM chairman lines up a book deal for himself
2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS
- Ask the Experts: Where is supposed shortage of mainframe pros?
- Poll: How long have you been working with mainframes?
- Discussion: Do you know how to issue RACF commands on z/OS?
- The Missing Link: HomeLab: Testing tomorrow today
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LEAD STORY
Search390 Featured Topic | Hercules the S/390 emulator
Hercules is a free, open source emulator allowing you to emulate IBM
mainframes to a PC. It runs under various OSes, including Linux and
z/OS, and has a very active user base. Learn more about Hercules in
this week's Featured Topic.
For the full Featured Topic, click:
http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci819563,00.html
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OTHER HEADLINES
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IBM TO CUT Z/OS SOFTWARE PRICES | News: CW360.com
Running big iron is getting a little cheaper. IBM is introducing new
z/OS pricing guidelines for large installations. Those with 5,000
MIPS or more would save 30% on operating system fees. Shops with
3,300 or more MIPs will get a 20% cut in z/OS-related middleware.
IBM FURTHERS SELF-GOVERNING SERVER WORK | News: CNET
The second phase of IBM's eLiza plan has begun. Big Blue is releasing
Enterprise Workload Manager, software that can monitor and manage
groups of computers. The aim of eLiza is to build computers that can
anticipate problems and then take evasive maneuvers without human
intervention.
IBM CHAIRMAN LINES UP A BOOK DEAL | News: The New York Times
Following in the footsteps of other retiring corporate giants, former
IBM CEO Lou Gerstner Jr. has got a book deal. Gerstner may have left
some money on the table as he avoided an auction for the book. As
such, no word on his advance but it's likely less than the $7.1
million one that former chairman of General Electric Jack Welch
received.
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IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS:
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WHERE IS SUPPOSED SHORTAGE OF MAINFRAME PROS? | by Rick Nashleanas
Dear Ask the Expert,
I read the article about the "shortage" of mainframe programmers with
disbelief. I have many friends with 20 years of COBOL, CICS and DB2
experience under their belts, who have been out of jobs for the past
year with no prospects in sight. Where is this supposed shortage
taking place?
>> CLICK for Rick's response:
http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid464793_tax285449,00.html
>> CLICK for the article, "Wanted: Young mainframe professionals:"
http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci818438,00.html
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TAKE OUR POLL | Search390
How long have you been working with mainframes?
>> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll
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SEARCH390 DISCUSSION FORUMS | Operating Systems
Search390 member "TSG001" recently posted the following in the
Operating Systems forum and needs your help: "We're currently looking
to install JCA connectors on a z/OS machine to use with WebSphere and
CICS using CICSEXCI. We have to define a surrogate profile for a
group of user IDs. The spec says to issue a RACF "RDEFINE SURROGAT"
and a "PERMIT SURROGAT" command for this. The question is, where and
how do we issue these commands for RACF on the z/OS machine?"
Think you know the answer? If so, please share your thoughts and
suggestions. Click to post a response:
http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/334!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand=
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THE MISSING LINK | HomeLab: Testing tomorrow today
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tested to see if they're fit for the future. One of the coolest (or
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you if you really are the fairest of them all.
Source: SearchSystemsManagement
http://www.searchSystemsManagement.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid20_gci820942,00.html
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